Monthly Archives: January 2014

I thought you would live forever. I really did. But, that’s not the way life works. Seeing as endings are so sad, I thought that I would start at the beginning and go from there. It was June 1996, we… «more»

As part of my “The Real Mexico” Video Series (note that I just made that up this very minute), I’ve decided to show you something that you might never have seen before. While it’s not exclusive to Mexico, it seems… «more»

I was going to write a long post about something very important but then I decided that I was too tired. Can you blame me? Ed’s been in Canada for 10 days and I’ve been looking after The Kids. Solo.… «more»

Sign language has always intrigued me. As a teen, a bunch of friends and I took a sign language course. I can’t remember much of it now but I know that we could carry on a basic conversation and that… «more»

Even though we have two young kids, Ed and I try and fit in dinner together once a month. Alone. Whether we’re eating in or out, pasta is usually on the menu because it’s one of Eds favourites and if… «more»

Our house in Mexico used to be a Doctor’s Office. But not just any Doctor’s Office. The Doctor that lived here was such a fixture in the city that if I want to give people directions to our house all… «more»

It all started about three years ago. I don’t remember the exact giveaway, my first win or even how I found out about the world of giveaways but I remember a bunch of stuff since then. Probably my most memorable… «more»

It was all too much. Another language. Separated from the sibling that they had known since conception. First time away from Mom. Sitting for three hours*. All this change resulted in days filled with crying. Not participating in events. Excuses… «more»